Kingdom [Animalia] Linnaeus, 1758 - animals Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates Subphylum Vertebrata Cuvier, 1812 - vertebrates Class Aves Linnaeus, 1758 - birds see Subclass Aves Linnaeus, 1758 1 Subclass †Archaeornithes Gadow, 1893 see Superorder Archaeornithes Gadow, 1893 2 Subclass Neornithes Gadow, 1893 see Clade Neornithes Gadow, 1893